This report utilizes data from multiple sources to construct a broad overview of the progress and current state of the adult-use and medical-use markets. The seed-to-sale tracking system provides descriptive data of cannabis licensees, cultivation, products, and sales. Internal records of medical patients and industry employees from the Massachusetts Cannabis Industry Portal (MassCIP) provide registration […]

Short video about the newly opened OPC in Providence, R.I. by Marilena Marchetti

Registration is now open for the ASTM International Conference on Overcoming Barriers to Entry in Cannabis and Hemp Industries: Views from Around the World. The conference will be held virtually with the release of prerecorded presentations to registrants on April 20, 2025, followed by two live question-and-answer sessions with the presenters in May 2025. This […]

The Italian financial police have charged a father and his son with smuggling drugs from Switzerland to Italy. The two are said to have illegally transported a total of over 400 kilograms of cannabis derivatives and blocks of hashish across the border. The two Italian nationals had transported over 280 kilograms of hashish blocks with […]

Sechat Faced with the steady increase in the number of people registered to legally access adult-use cannabis and the difficulty of adequately meeting the demand in pharmacies affiliated with the distribution network, the Institute for Regulation and Control of Cannabis (IRCCA) decided to grant new licenses for the production and distribution of recreational cannabis. After a rigorous […]

Header: Dr. Lynwood Brown The Nassau Guardian The Chairman of the Bahamas Cannabis Licensing Authority Chairman Dr. Lynwood Brown said on the sidelines of the “Truth About Cannabis” forum, held at the University of the Bahamas (UB) on Thursday last week, that the authority expects to “go live” with the issuing of medical cannabis licenses […]